Table 5 The quality of RDT services assess through mystery clients by the study arms
Indicators | Arm 1 | Arm 2 | Arm 3 | Arm 1 vs. Arm 2 Chi2, p-value | Arm 1 vs. Arm 3 Chi2, p-value | Arm 2 vs. Arm 3 Chi2, p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) (n = 63) | N (%) (n = 55) | N (%) (n = 53) | ||||
Proposed to conduct RDT at their own facilities (without prompting) | 32 (50.8) | 35 (63.6) | 31 (58.5) | 0.157 | 0.405 | 0.586 |
Proposed to conduct RDT at other facilities | 7 (11.1) | 7 (12.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.789 | 0.005 | 0.005 |
Providers proposed and performed all 5 steps of RDT unprompted | 25 (39.7) | 26 (47.3) | 18 (34.0) | 0.519 | 0.658 | 0.226 |
Providers who agreed to perform RDT after prompting | 3 (4.8) | 1 (1.8%) | 14 (26.4) | 0.710 | 0.003 | 0.001 |
Total providers who performed RDT at their facilities (with and without prompting) | 35 (55.6) | 36 (65.5) | 45 (84.9) | 0.269 | 0.000 | 0.016 |
Providers performed RDT, read the result correctly and treat properly (with and without prompting) | 27 (42.9) | 28 (50.9) | 39 (73.6) | 0.384 | 0.000 | 0.012 |
The percentages below this row were calculated among those who performed RDT with or without prompting | ||||||
Providers who used antiseptic while performing RDT | 35 (100.0) | 34 (94.4) | 41 (91.1) | 0.071 | 0.023 | 0.508 |
Providers who read result correctly | 30 (85.7) | 35 (97.2) | 44 (97.8) | 0.020 | 0.013 | 0.842 |
Providers who showed results to client | 30 (85.7) | 34 (94.4) | 35 (77.8) | 0.107 | 0.273 | 0.011 |
Providers who gave correct treatment | 28 (80.0) | 30 (83.3) | 39 (86.7) | 0.643 | 0.329 | 0.620 |